Activities of Karsten LUCKE

Karsten LUCKE, Isabel SANTOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the completion of negotiations on the EU-Uzbekistan EPCA agreement, which creates a new, modern and ambitious framework for deepening bilateral relations; reiterates that the agreement puts a strong emphasis on shared values, democracy and the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, and sustainable development; notes that it also lays the groundwork for enhanced cooperation in foreign and security policy, including on issues such as regional stability, digital connectivity, international cooperation and conflict prevention; welcomes the granting of GSP+ status to Uzbekistan and encourages effective implementation of the 27 core international conventions;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes the ambitious reforms planned under the Development Strategy of New Uzbekistan for 2022-2026, which aims to achieve genuine change in the country in socioeconomic development, efficient administration and respect for human rights; stresses that the constitutional reform is an opportunity to strengthen the rule of law and to give the reforms a solid legal foundation with access to free and open internet and media; calls on the authorities of Uzbekistan to continue this process in consultation with citizens and stakeholders, including the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe , based on international norms and best practices;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Acknowledges the challenges that Uzbekistan is facing, considering the current geopolitical situation, as the government attempts to diversify its economic and trade dependencies on Russia and seeks to encourage greater cooperation with its European partners;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Recognises Uzbek foreign policy principles of abstention of military alliances, refusal to deploy troops beyond its national territories or host foreign military bases, and non-intervention in the internal affairs of foreign countries; commends Uzbekistan's role in multilateral formats, including its important initiatives in the framework of the UN and other international organizations to address contemporary regional and global issues; encourages Uzbekistan to continue its efforts towards WTO accession, and welcomes the technical support provided by the EU in this regard;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that Uzbekistan is uniquely positioned to be the driving force for regional cooperation that would help Central Asia become a more resilient, prosperous and more closely interconnected economic and political space; encourages the EU to intensify its political, economic and security engagements with Central Asia in line with its geostrategic importance; underlines the great potential of mutually beneficial cooperation on sustainable and digital connectivity, in particular through its Global Gateway on initiative, energy, water and security, while supporting new supply-chain hubs in Uzbekistan for regional integration; recognises Uzbekistan's stance against the use of energy leverage by Russia in the region and for openly rejecting Russian attempts to gain political advantages through the provision of gas;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls the importance of ensuring cPolicy Coherence ~~among all EU policies in order to guarantee the effectiveness of the EU’s commitment to global food security~~of Development with view to food security in particular in agricultural policy and trade, in order to guarantee the effectiveness of the EU’s commitment to global food security; reminds that ensuring food security in the EU should in no way harm EU’s commitment to develop agricultural markets and value chains in partner countries as anchored in the European Consensus on Development;

2022/12/14
Committee: DEVE

3b. Stresses the importance of the protection and promotion of the right of local communities to access and control natural resources such as land and water; deplores the fact that land grabbing is rife in many countries; points out that it is a practice that undermines food sovereignty and endangers rural communities; stresses the importance of launching an inclusive process with the aim of guaranteeing the effective participation of civil society organisations and local communities in the development, implementation and monitoring of policies and actions related to land grabbing; calls for the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT) to be observed in all projects that promote the protection of land rights, including in trade, and also for measures to ensure that projects do not endanger the land rights of small-scale farmers;

2022/12/14
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles as a step forward in tackling the challenges linked to textile and clothes production~~; welcomes further EU efforts on its commitments towards the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals~~ and stresses that actions following the presentation of the EU Strategy should be fully aligned with the Union’s climate and environmental objectives, in particular that of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest and of halting and reversing biodiversity loss; welcomes further EU efforts on its commitments towards the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG 12, responsible consumption and production, and SDG 8, decent work and economic growth; strongly encourages the international promotion of this approach and strengthening cooperation with partners;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Recalls ILO Convention 111 and Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the right to non- discrimination;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Recalls the importance it has for the sector to reach SDG 5 on gender equality, as an estimated 75%1a of the employees in the garment sector are women; recalls that the wages of garment workers are often far below living wages, with unpaid overtime and no fixed contracts, a fact that is complemented by health hazards, gender-based violence, psychological and physical abuse creating precarious working conditions and overall situations of vulnerability; recalls that, everywhere, women are hit particularly hard by poverty, economic crises, conflicts, violence, environmental disasters and climate extremes; denounces the gender-pay gap and the lack of women in senior leadership-roles in the sector worldwide; _________________ 1a SWD (201) 147 Sustainable garment value chains through EU development action

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Recalls that global textile production almost doubled between 2000 and 2015 while less than 1% of all textiles worldwide are recycled into new products;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1 d. Denounces the vicious circle created by climate change effects which force agricultural workers to abandon their land because it is no longer suitable for farming and to go to the industrial centers having to seek exploitative employment in the garment industry, among others; recalls that those migrant workers are particularly vulnerable to exploitation as they lack social support networks and because there is a general lack of social infrastructure and legal protection; recalls that increasing droughts or floods also threaten cotton farmers worldwide; recalls that cotton is a particularly striking example for that vicious circle, as it harms the soil due to excessive water use while also having damaging effects on farmers and the environment due to the use of pesticides and insecticides;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights that the production of textiles and clothing (T&C) often takes place outside the EU and most T&C traded in the EU are imported from third countries which pay the social and environmental price without being paid properly in terms of retail or purchase value; calls on the Commission to ensure a level playing field for products produced within the Union and those exported or imported;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Recalls that around 70% of the emissions related to the Union’s textile consumption take place outside of the EU; calls for more robust information and disclosure on impacts on biodiversity;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Recalls that as most of the final clothing and household textiles consumed in Europe are imported from third countries, the EU should promote greener and fairer value chains across borders and continents to ensure that textile products consumed in the EU and beyond are manufactured taking into consideration both social and environmental aspects across the globe;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Recalls that, related to structural racism, indigenous craft is often appropriated - often without reward or consent mechanism - and used for clothing for mass-consumption, and traditional crafts and their makers are sacrificed, as local communities are pushed into low-paying garment worker jobs2a; _________________ 2a https://cleanclothes.org/file- repository/an-intersectional-approach- challenging-discrimination-in-the- garment-industry_lbl_dci-wpc-paper- final.pdf

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that T&C from Europe are often exported to third countries for disposal; stresses that this harmful practice shifts environmental problems arising from ~~the disposal of T&C to third countries; recommends that T&C to b~~overproduction and overconsumption back to third countries, via the disposal of T&C; recommends that proper circularity is established for the purpose of avoiding this kind of harmful practices; urges the EU and its Member states to fundamentally overhaul the linear nature of the tex~~ported for disposal must be prepared for proper recycling;~~ tile industry so as to reduce the consumption of resources like water and also to reduce pollution and waste, use non-hazardous substances, and to create decent jobs in repair, recycling and servicing sectors as well as economic benefits for society as a whole3a; _________________ 3a https://fairtrade-advocacy.org/wp- content/uploads/2020/07/Civil-Society- European-Strategy-for-Sustainable- Textiles.pdf

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Recalls that a separate collection of textiles will be mandatory in the EU from 1 January 2025; underlines that the revision of the Waste Framework Directive planned for 2024 should consider specific separate targets for textile waste prevention, textile reuse, preparation for reuse and recycling;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Recalls that the global textile and clothing industry is currently responsible for 92 million tonnes of waste annually;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Recalls that the mass influx of second-hand clothes from the EU into developing countries, especially in Africa, has caused a huge waste problem there, as well as damage to local textile production and job creation;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4 d. Recalls the risk of forced or child labour in the textile sorting industry;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that working conditions in the textile industry, mainly but not only in third countries, are often ~~substandard~~inacceptably deficient and have a direct negative impact on workers’ living standards due to low wages, poor working conditions and inadequate safety standards and harmful practices such as, among others, using dangerous chemicals which lead to poor health conditions and sometimes incurable deceases; highlights that women are in particular in an even more vulnerable position; ~~is equally concerned about persisting child labour~~condemns persisting child labour and forced labour as well as corruption in the industry;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Highlights that negative environmental and social impacts in supplier countries cannot be avoided through due diligence legislation alone; calls on the Commission to provide additional support for local actors in partner countries and to take additional legislative measures to address these impacts in countries outside of the EU;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Regrets that the strategy foresees no action against the harmful purchasing practices of companies; points out that, according to ILO, the current power imbalance between garment buyers and their suppliers causes overproduction and exploitation of workers in the industry; considers that unfair trading practices, such as last minute changes in design or lead times, unilateral amendments to contracts, insufficient purchasing practices and last-minute cancellation of orders, should be banned for companies active in the EU single market by way of a revision of existing legislation;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Underlines that the transition to a more sustainable and circular ecosystem of the textile industry offers the opportunity to improve the working conditions and remuneration of workers; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the possibility of sectoral training and education in the field of sustainable textiles in order to safeguard current jobs, improve worker satisfaction and in order to ensure the availability of a skilled workforce within and outside the EU;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5 d. Recalls the risk workers are running when trying to establish workers' unions or going on strike; recalls that, in many countries, workers do not earn a living wage even when working extremely long hours and do not have the right to collective bargaining;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Recalls the need to improve accountability and transparency of brands in the T&C sector, for the purpose of guaranteeing the right to information for consumers;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Reminds the EU and its Member states that the proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive is supposed to introduce a horizontal due diligence obligation for big companies to identify, prevent, mitigate, bring to an end and account for actual and potential adverse impacts on human rights, including labour rights, and the environment in companies’ own operations and across their global value chains;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. Expresses its regret that the proposal on substantiating environmental claims using the product/organisation environmental footprint methods has been delayed; calls on the Commission to publish the proposal without further delay; recalls that sustainability claims in the EU single market should be clear, relevant and substantiated to enable consumers to make more informed and sustainable purchasing decisions with the aim to avoid so-called green-washing which causes confusion and distrust among consumers and undermines the efforts of businesses that provide genuinely green products and services;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6 d. Recalls that more than 200 million trees are logged each year for the purpose of processing them to cellulosic fabrics like viscose and rayon, and that up to 30% of the viscose and rayon used in the fashion industry is made from endangered and ancient forests which once were home to native plants and animals4a; recalls, furthermore, that for example in Brazil, land clearing to raise cattle which is then slaughtered for food and fashion purposes is responsible for 80% of the Amazon’s deforestation5a; highlights that the new EU Regulation on deforestation- free products will also include leather; _________________ 4a https://www.sustainably- chic.com/blog/how-the-fashion-industry- contributes-to-deforestation 5a https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/a rticles/leather-lobbying-and-deforestation

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2048(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for a stronger strategic partnership between the EU and Japan, including in the Indo- Pacific, in connectivity, trade and investment, and in defending the multilateral rules-based order;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Is concerned by the alleged war crimes and inhuman treatment perpetrated by the armed forces of Azerbaijan against Armenian prisoners of war and civilians; condemns the occupation of Armenian territory by Azerbaijani armed forces in violation of Armenia's territorial sovereignty; calls therefore upon the Azerbaijani authorities to immediately withdraw from all parts of the territory of Armenia and to release the prisoners of war under their control; reminds that only diplomatic means will bring a just and lasting response to the conflict that will benefit the populations of Armenia and Azerbaijan; reaffirms the continued viability of the OSCE Minsk Group as the framework for the conflict resolution between Armenia and Azerbaijan based on the principles of territorial integrity, self-determination and non-use of force;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Udo BULLMANN, Karsten LUCKE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Considers that the EU strategy on Central Asia needs a thorough revision to reflect the profound shifts occurred in the region and around it since its adoption in 2019, such as the impact of Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on the geopolitical competition and economies of the states of the region, the U.S. withdrawal and return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan, power transitions in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, violent conflict between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, and the rising regional role of China, among others; considers Central Asia to be a region of strategic interest to the EU in terms of security, connectivity, energy diversification, conflict resolution and defence of the multilateral rules- based international order;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Stresses the role of the European Union as a global player, especially in view of development policy and humanitarian aid, where it is a crucial actor providing stability and collectively the biggest donor in the world; emphasises that this role can only be fulfilled with the appropriate financial means, which must be increased due to the shifted geopolitical realities;

2022/09/08
Committee: DEVE

2022/2046(INI)

Udo BULLMANN, Karsten LUCKE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Regrets that the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework (MFF) lacks a sufficiently endowed Heading 6 and, therefore, the available margins have been limited and shrinking since the first year, including an early depletion of the cushion, even beyond responding to emerging challenges and priorities; highlights that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is having global consequences and is generating unprecedented needs for EU external action, both in neighbouring countries and worldwide~~, as a result of~~; stresses that the consequences of the Russian war in Ukraine, among others the food, energy and economic crises, ~~which~~ are undermining progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals worldwide;

2022/09/08
Committee: DEVE

2022/2046(INI)

Udo BULLMANN, Karsten LUCKE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to adopt, in early 2023, an ambitious MFF revision proposal that substantially increases the resources for Heading 6; urges the Member States to agree to a significant increase in ceilings; highlights that only seven years are left to achieve Agenda 2030 and regrets that according to the SDG Report 20221a, the global average of the SDG index decreased slightly for the second consecutive year; reiterates that the EU should play a crucial role in the implementation of the SDGs as well as in supporting its partner countries in their efforts; _________________ 1a https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2022/Th e-Sustainable-Development-Goals- Report-2022.pdf

2022/09/08
Committee: DEVE

2022/2046(INI)

Udo BULLMANN, Karsten LUCKE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the global humanitarian funding gap continues to grow; underlines that sustainable investments in disaster risk reduction are urgently needed today in order to prevent shocks and crises in the short, medium and long term; stresses that the humanitarian aid instrument must receive significantly more funding in the revised MFF to match the EU’s ambition to be a leading humanitarian donor in view of the many simulations crises in the world;

2022/09/08
Committee: DEVE

2022/2046(INI)

Udo BULLMANN, Karsten LUCKE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the need for flexibility mechanisms to have sufficient funding to respond to crises, without hampering efforts to achieve transparency and democratic accountability; is concerned by the uneven mobilisation of the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (SEAR); calls for more predictability in meeting internal and external emergency needs by separating the SEAR into a Solidarity Reserve for needs within the EU and an Emergency Aid Reserve for external action, or by ring- fencing the share dedicated for external crises for the entire year;

2022/09/08
Committee: DEVE

2022/2046(INI)

Udo BULLMANN, Karsten LUCKE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. CUnderlines that inequalities between countries and people are dramatically increasing, making the need to transform economies and infrastructures in a just and sustainable way even more imperative; calls for the MFF revision to provide additional funds to the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe instrument, particularly to reinforce the budget lines most in demand recently and to meet the additional needs caused by the Russian war against Ukraine without diverting money from other geographic regions, where it is urgently needed to achieve the SDGs especially SDG 1 and SDG 10 given their strategic importance for the implementation of the other goals;

2022/09/08
Committee: DEVE

2022/0196(COD)

Karsten LUCKE, Udo BULLMANN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Michèle RIVASI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)

(11 a) Relations between the European Union and developing countries, most notably in Africa, cover partnerships on green transition. As noted in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the protection of biodiversity is an indispensable part of the fight against environmental degradation, habitat fragmentation and loss of natural environments and, as consequence, of prevention of environmental hazards, contributing amongst others to health threats, such as zoonoses. The One Health approach, that reinforces the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, includes the nexus between biodiversity and health. While chemical pesticides have detrimental effects on biodiversity, habitats, ecosystems and the food-chain and therefore on public health, including through the spread of infections from animal reservoirs, biological control agents are an effective alternative without destructive effects. It is therefore appropriate to support partner countries in integrated pest management innovations and in the availability, accessibility and affordability of integrated pest management solutions, focusing in particular on smallholder farmers. The Commission and the Member States should support research programmes targeting integrated pest management innovations and provide technical and financial support for the implementation of integrated pest control in developing countries.

2023/04/04
Committee: DEVE

2022/0196(COD)

Karsten LUCKE, Udo BULLMANN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Michèle RIVASI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. The Commission shall support the implementation of integrated pest management in developing countries, through provision of technical and financial assistance and strengthen research in the fields of agroecology, organic farming and integrated pest management, in particular with a view to protecting biodiversity and in line with the One Health approach.

2023/04/04
Committee: DEVE

2022/0196(COD)

Karsten LUCKE, Udo BULLMANN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Michèle RIVASI

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter VI a (new)

VI a Trade and cooperation with third countries. Article 1 - Import of agricultural and agri-food products from third countries 1.The import of agricultural and agri- food products from third countries is prohibited if they have been treated or produced with substances that do not meet the approval criteria set out in points 3.6.2 to 3.6.5, 3.7 and 3.8.2 of Annex II of Regulation 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market. 2.The production, storage and export from the European Union of banned active substance and plant protection products not approved by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing on the market of products phytopharmaceuticals or not complying with the identification and traceability requirements imposed by this same regulation is prohibited. Article 2 - International cooperation on information on the use of plant protection products 1.The Commission shall start a dialogue with third countries to set up partnerships and cooperation mechanisms to strengthen the collection and transparency of data on the use of plant protection products in third countries and to allow the exchange of information between those countries on the one hand, and the Commission and the Member States on the other. 2.These partnerships and cooperation mechanisms may include structured dialogues, support programs and measures, and administrative procedures.They shall aim to promote the reduction in the use of plant protection products in third countries and a transition towards non-chemical alternatives to pesticides and integrated pest management practices. 3.The Commission shall encourage third countries to set up public databases containing precise information on the use of plant protection products. 4. The Commission shall encourage third countries to require producers, suppliers, distributors, importers and exporters to keep registers of the plant protection products they produce, import, export, store or place on the market for at least five years. In addition, third countries shall be encouraged to require professional users of plant protection products, to keep for at least three years a record of each use of such as product, containing the name of the plant protection product, the time and the dose of application, the area and the crop treated. The information contained in these registers shall be available to be communicated on request to the competent authorities of third countries as well as to interested third parties, such as the drinking water industry, retailers or residents.

2023/04/04
Committee: DEVE

2021/2213(INI)

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Ilan DE BASSO, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Udo BULLMANN, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the multiplication of crises such as the global consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine call for the forging of stronger alliances and more effective partnerships which deliver tangible results in order to better address emerging needs and global challenges by supporting early warning systems for a swift range of information and early actions in live-saving assistance;

2024/02/05
Committee: DEVE

2021/2213(INI)

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Ilan DE BASSO, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Udo BULLMANN, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the multiplication of crises such as the global consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine call for the forging of stronger alliances and more effective partnerships which deliver tangible results in order to better address emerging needs and global challenges by supporting early warning systems for a swift range of information and early actions in live-saving assistance;

2024/02/05
Committee: DEVE

2021/2213(INI)

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Ilan DE BASSO, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Udo BULLMANN, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the long-standing partnership between the EU and the ACP countries is of great importance given the number of countries it unites and the greater role it could play in the multilateral system, which is currently under strain; whereas this partnership agreement brings together more than half of the UN member states;

2024/02/05
Committee: DEVE

2021/2213(INI)

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Ilan DE BASSO, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Udo BULLMANN, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the long-standing partnership between the EU and the ACP countries is of great importance given the number of countries it unites and the greater role it could play in the multilateral system, which is currently under strain; whereas this partnership agreement brings together more than half of the UN member states;

2024/02/05
Committee: DEVE

2021/2213(INI)

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Ilan DE BASSO, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Udo BULLMANN, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the EU and ACP countries must pursue a strengthened partnership between equals in order to generate mutually beneficial outcomes on common and intersecting interests and in a spirit of shared responsibility, solidarity, reciprocity, mutual respect and accountability;

2024/02/05
Committee: DEVE

2021/2213(INI)

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Ilan DE BASSO, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Udo BULLMANN, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the EU and ACP countries must pursue a strengthened partnership between equals in order to generate mutually beneficial outcomes on common and intersecting interests and in a spirit of shared responsibility, solidarity, reciprocity, mutual respect and accountability;

2024/02/05
Committee: DEVE

2021/2213(INI)

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Ilan DE BASSO, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Udo BULLMANN, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the EU and ACP countries must pursue a strengthened partnership in order to generate mutually beneficial outcomes on common and intersecting interests and in a spirit of shared responsibility, co-creation, solidarity, reciprocity, mutual respect and accountability;

2024/02/05
Committee: DEVE

2021/2213(INI)

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Ilan DE BASSO, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Udo BULLMANN, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the EU and ACP countries must pursue a strengthened partnership in order to generate mutually beneficial outcomes on common and intersecting interests and in a spirit of shared responsibility, co-creation, solidarity, reciprocity, mutual respect and accountability;

2024/02/05
Committee: DEVE

2021/2213(INI)

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Ilan DE BASSO, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Udo BULLMANN, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Reiterates the importance of the parliamentary dimension and the political dialogue as an integral part of the partnership;

2024/02/05
Committee: DEVE

2021/2213(INI)

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Ilan DE BASSO, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Udo BULLMANN, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Reiterates the importance of the parliamentary dimension and the political dialogue as an integral part of the partnership;

2024/02/05
Committee: DEVE

2021/2213(INI)

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Ilan DE BASSO, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Udo BULLMANN, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Insists on the need to give greater prominence to the human and social development aspects of the agreement and the need to improve resources for humanitarian aid and to guarantee effective channels of access to its implementation;

2024/02/05
Committee: DEVE

2021/2213(INI)

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Ilan DE BASSO, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Udo BULLMANN, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Insists on the need to give greater prominence to the human and social development aspects of the agreement and the need to improve resources for humanitarian aid and to guarantee effective channels of access to its implementation;

2024/02/05
Committee: DEVE

2021/2213(INI)

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Ilan DE BASSO, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Udo BULLMANN, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28 a. Stresses the importance of the parliamentary dimension in this agreement, as representatives of the civil society of four continents and aggregators of the diversity in a parliamentary assembly;

2024/02/05
Committee: DEVE

2021/2213(INI)

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Ilan DE BASSO, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Udo BULLMANN, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28 a. Stresses the importance of the parliamentary dimension in this agreement, as representatives of the civil society of four continents and aggregators of the diversity in a parliamentary assembly;

2024/02/05
Committee: DEVE

2021/2213(INI)

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Ilan DE BASSO, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Udo BULLMANN, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Welcomes the commitment to promote a multi-stakeholder approach, enabling the active engagement of a wide variety of actors, including parliaments, local authorities, civil society, especially women and young people, and the private sector; calls for this commitment to be rapidly translated into practice, which will necessitate the creation of an open and transparent mechanism for structured consultation in order to ensure the effective participation of stakeholders;

2024/02/05
Committee: DEVE

2021/2213(INI)

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Ilan DE BASSO, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Udo BULLMANN, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Welcomes the commitment to promote a multi-stakeholder approach, enabling the active engagement of a wide variety of actors, including parliaments, local authorities, civil society, especially women and young people, and the private sector; calls for this commitment to be rapidly translated into practice, which will necessitate the creation of an open and transparent mechanism for structured consultation in order to ensure the effective participation of stakeholders;

2024/02/05
Committee: DEVE

2021/2213(INI)

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Ilan DE BASSO, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Udo BULLMANN, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Welcomes the provisions on global alliances and international cooperation included in the new agreement, with commitments to the rules-based international order and to promoting international dialogue and seeking multilateral solutions to drive global action forward, promoting peace and development;

2024/02/05
Committee: DEVE

2021/2213(INI)

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Ilan DE BASSO, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Udo BULLMANN, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Welcomes the provisions on global alliances and international cooperation included in the new agreement, with commitments to the rules-based international order and to promoting international dialogue and seeking multilateral solutions to drive global action forward, promoting peace and development;

2024/02/05
Committee: DEVE

2021/2178(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Recalls that the EU-African trade relations and initiatives, like the one on cocoa, must rely on transparent and reliable monitoring and accountability, and on civil society participation securing a bottom-up approach;

2022/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2021/2178(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the EU to actively support the new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA),which presents a major opportunity for African countries to boost inclusive growth, enable sustainable development, reduce poverty and improve living standards; notes that the AfCFTA paves the way for a fundamental transformation of the continent’s development prospects; emphasises that the AfCFTA should make for integration that benefits all African populations, including the most marginalised; recalls that there are developmental differences between African countries which must be taken into account in order not to increase inequalities; takes the view that EU support to the AfCFTA should focus on the development of regulatory frameworks to prevent a ‘race to the bottom’ of social and environmental norms;

2022/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2021/2178(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Underlines that EU-Africa trade and economic cooperation should give priority to regional integration on the African continent; calls for the Union to step up its support for African integration strategies and ensure that there is consistency between the continental, regional and national levels at which it is implemented;

2022/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2021/2178(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Considers that the EU-African partnership should especially support female and youth entrepreneurship in rural and urban areas, and that to do so it is essential to support equal access to economic and productive resources such as financial services and land rights; calls for the development of exchanges between African and European female entrepreneurs by means of platforms that enable networking, experience-sharing and the production of common projects;

2022/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2021/2178(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Recalls that the position of women can be strengthened with strong provisions in trade agreements on gender and trade; calls in this regard on the Commission to assist the African Union with the implementation of its Strategy for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment and to implement measures that contribute to the achievement of gender equality in its trade agreements with African countries;

2022/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2021/2178(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Calls on the EU and its member states to make a commitment to support African countries to implement ambitious and just climate action; calls on the EU that financing under the new NDICI instrument must champion a human rights-based approach that makes local communities and indigenous peoples central to climate, environmental and development efforts, starting with civil society and community consultation;

2022/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2021/2178(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4 d. Recalls that Africa is home to exceptional biodiversity; expresses its deep concern about over exploitation of natural resources and the impact of reduced biodiversity on resilience levels; is particularly concerned by the fact that the pace of deforestation is increasing in Africa; points out that the destruction of the African rainforests leads to an irreversible loss of biodiversity and of carbon sinks, as well as of the homes and ways of life of indigenous communities living in the forests; recalls that forests contribute significantly to reaching climate targets, protecting biodiversity and preventing desertification and extremes oil erosion;

2022/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2021/2178(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4 e. Calls for the link between public health and biodiversity in line with the ‘one health’ approach to be taken into account; welcomes the announcement of the NaturAfrica initiative, which aims to protect wildlife and ecosystems, and the review of the action plan against wildlife trafficking; stresses that the NaturAfrica initiative should be developed in consultation with all stakeholders, paying particular attention to the rights of local communities, indigenous peoples, and women; underlines that it should support African governments and local populations in tackling major drivers of biodiversity loss and environmental degradation in a holistic and systematic way, including by offering support for well managed protected area networks; urges the EU and Africa to recognise and protect indigenous people’s rights to customary ownership and control of their lands and natural resources as set out in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and International Labour Organization Convention 169, and to comply with the principle of free, prior and informed consent;

2022/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2021/2178(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)

4 f. Points out the central importance of the agricultural and food sectors in the economy and in providing decent and sustainable job opportunities in rural areas; underlines that this, in most cases, concerns smallholdings and family farms; notes the importance of promoting and enhancing measures and tools to support increasing product quality, diversification of products, sustainable modernisation of agricultural practices, safe working conditions and measures to strengthen the resilience of farmers; considers that the development of a sustainable agricultural sector and of rural areas should be at the centre of EU-Africa relations;

2022/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2021/2178(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)

4 g. Welcomes the fact that the new EU-Africa partnership advocates for the development of environmentally friendly agricultural practices; recalls the fact that agroecology’s capacity to reconcile the economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainability has been recognised in landmark reports from the IPCC and IPBES, as well as the World Bank and FAO-led global agricultural assessment (IAASTD); stresses the importance of promoting agroecology, agroforestry, local production and sustainable food systems which focus on the development of short supply chains in both national policies and international fora, in order to ensure food and nutritional security for all as well as increasing the sustainable productivity of the agricultural sector and its resilience to climate change;

2022/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2021/2178(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)

4 h. Underlines that the use of pesticides in intensive agriculture in Africa can impact the health of workers who have very little access to training on plant protection and healthcare, in addition to causing environmental damage; calls for education and training in sustainable plant protection approaches and alternatives to pesticides and for the minimisation of exposure to hazardous substances; denounces the double standards applied by the EU regarding pesticides by allowing the export of hazardous substances that are banned in the EU to African countries and other third countries; asks, therefore, for the modification of the current EU rules in order to eliminate this legal incoherence, in line with the Rotterdam Convention of 1998 and the Green Deal;

2022/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2021/2178(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 l (new)

4 l. Stresses that COVID-19 and the ensuing economic crisis and closure of borders, locust infestations and desertification have deteriorated the already difficult food security situation in Africa and shone a spotlight on the vulnerabilities of the global food system; stresses the potential of local and regional markets to address current food system failures;

2022/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2021/2178(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 m (new)

4 m. Calls for the EU-Africa partnership to focus its efforts in the area of agriculture on safeguarding African countries’ right to food sovereignty and on increasing their food security as a priority, as well as enhancing their capacity to meet the nutritional requirements of their populations;

2022/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2021/2178(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 n (new)

4 n. Emphasises the essential role of rural African women in agricultural and rural economies across the African continent, in particular with regard to food security; recalls that almost half of agricultural work in Africa is done by women, while women farmers are mostly small or subsistence farmers who do not have the necessary access to information, credit, land, resources or technology; encourages the advancement of inheritance rights for women and girls and calls on the EU to support partner countries, particularly regarding their recognition of women’s full entitlement to land rights;

2022/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2021/2178(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 o (new)

4 o. Emphasises the importance of supporting small farms and pastoralism and other traditional/local food systems in order to strengthen their resilience and boost their contribution to food security, sustainable resource management and biodiversity conservation;

2022/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2021/2178(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 p (new)

4 p. Calls for a stronger reliance on the contributions of African traditional knowledge in the just transition, especially regarding agricultural practices, fisheries and forest protection, thereby empowering the African people and local communities;

2022/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2021/2178(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 q (new)

4 q. Stresses the importance of including, in the EU-Africa partnership, the protection and promotion of the right of local communities to access and control natural resources such as land and water; deplores the fact that land grabbing is rife in Africa; points out that it is a brutal practice that undermines food sovereignty and endangers rural African communities; stresses the importance of launching an inclusive process with the aim of guaranteeing the effective participation of civil society organisations and local communities in the development, implementation and monitoring of policies and actions related to land grabbing; calls for the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT) to be observed in all projects that promote the protection of land rights, including in trade, and also for measures to ensure that projects do not endanger the land rights of small-scale farmers;

2022/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2021/2178(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Eric ANDRIEU, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 r (new)

4 r. Notes that, for example, grazing rights and community pastures are traditional land use rights based on common law and not on securitised property rights; emphasises, however, the fundamental importance of protecting these common rights for rural populations;

2022/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

— having regard to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992,

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the 2018 external evaluation revealed serious shortcomings in the implementation of PCD; including a limited role of EU Delegations, whereas a recent study commissioned by Parliament found that major problems persist;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas accountability ~~is an G.~~, visibility and transparency are important aspects of development cooperation and must be applied to PCD; whereas a specific ‘EU report on PCD’ produced by the Commission every two years has been discontinued since 2019 in favour of an EU report on the implementation of the SDGs produced every four years; whereas Commission’s reporting is mostly of a general descriptive character and of little help for assessing the effectiveness of PCD; whereas this underlines the need for clear PCD targets and indicators and transparent monitoring;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Affirms that policy coherence for development is a substantive requirement that negative impacts of EU policies on poor and vulnerable people in developing countries be avoided, "Do no harm", and that possibilities to achieve synergies be sought and exploited, in line with the "Leave no one behind" and "Address the needs of those furthest behind first" principles of the UN's Agenda 2030;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Reiterates that all EU institutions and Member States must comply with their PCD obligations under the treaties in all legislative and policy initiatives likely to have an impact on developing countries; calls for a step change in ~~efforts to~~the actual implementation of PCD to ensure that impacts on developing countries are properly identified and analysed, that negative impacts are avoided or minimised, and that full use is made of possible synergies with the pursuit of development objectives;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Karsten LUCKE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Janina OCHOJSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for a communication that clarifies the definition and role of PCD in the context of the SDGs and is accompanied by an action plan on PCD with a clear methodology and concrete quantitative and qualitative indicators to measure the implementation of PCD by the EU and Member States and ensure accountability by including this in a new framework for transparent monitoring and coordination of development policies across the EU; calls for this communication to be published before the end of the current Commission’s mandate;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates its call for a high-level EU strategy for the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda and the SDGs; considers that PCD, which represents a unique EU contribution to the broader objective of PCSD, must be a central pillar of this strategy and should be adequately included already in the EU’s 2023 voluntary national review of its implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Janina OCHOJSKA, Karsten LUCKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that PCD needs to remain a key part of the EU’s foreign policy and calls for it to be given more visibility and for the EU to play a leading role in promoting PCD globally, including at the OECD Development Assistance Committee and at the UN, as well as through significant international agreements, in particular the post- Cotonou agreement, but not limited to it;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 1

- ensure that the necessary awareness, competence and resources for the effective implementation of PCD are present in all its DGs and the Secretariat- General; the Secretariat-General should play a special high-level political arbitration role between DGs particularly concerning the impact of non-external action measures on developing countries;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 1 a (new)

- clarify the overall responsibility for the application of the PCD principle within its services by attributing this responsibility to its General Secretariat and instruct it to closely cooperate with the Directorate-General for International Partnerships in the carrying out of this task,

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2

- systematically screen all planned Commission policy and legislative initiatives for possible impacts on developing countries at an early stage and in a transparent manner; instruct every Directorate-General in charge of the preparation of a specific policy initiative to consistently pay due attention to possible PCD aspects, at the "inception impact assessment" stage and onwards; undertake detailed ex ante impact assessments, which should include the results of consultations with stakeholders, including partner countries, civil society organisations and the private sector, as well as input from EU delegations in developing countries;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2

- systematically screen all planned Commission policy and legislative initiatives for possible impacts on developing countries at an early stage and in a transparent manner; undertake detailed ex ante impact assessments, which should include the results of consultations with stakeholders, including partner countries, civil society organisations, supporting groups of local and regional inhabitants to make their interests heard, and the private sector, as well as input from EU delegations in developing countries;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2 a (new)

- ensure that at least one member of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board has adequate experience and qualifications for analysing whether PCD aspects have been properly dealt with in initiatives under review, using in particular tool 35 in the Better Regulation Toolbox;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 3

- make widespread use of systematic and transparent monitoring and ex post - evaluations to identify the impact of EU policies on developing countries and improve the quality of future impact assessments;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Karsten LUCKE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Janina OCHOJSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4

- resume the publication of a specific annual ~~report on the EU’s performance in all its development policy commitments and~~Accountability Report on the EU's and its Member States performance in relation to the EU's commitments and its Member States' collective commitments affecting development policy objectives, ensureing that it adequately covers the implementation of PCD and ~~any~~the challenges met in that context;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4

- resume the publication of a specific annual report on the EU’s performance in all its development policy commitments and ensure that it adequately covers the implementation of PCD and any challenges met, increasing transparency and accountability towards the citizens and the European Parliament;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4 a (new)

- define, on the basis of studies that are to be carried out, potential responsibilities, including deriving from international agreements and in this light, respect the polluter pays principle, including for restoration and compensation;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Carlos ZORRINHO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises the critical role of the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) in ensuring the implementation of PCD in the Commission; and: - calls on DG INTPA to actively and meaningfully engage with other DGs as early as possible through all available mechanisms to ensure that PCD is implemented in all relevant Commission initiatives; - welcomes DG INTPA’s complementary studies on the impact of key legislative initiatives on developing countries, but notes that these impacts should instead be fully analysed in the relevant impact assessment; - calls for the re- establishment of a dedicated PCD team within DG INTPA to coordinate and reinforce the PCD work of thematic units; - proposes that a future edition of the European Development Days is dedicated to PCD, bringing together all relevant stakeholders in a visible manner;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises the critical role of the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) in ensuring the implementation of PCD in the Commission; calls on DG INTPA to actively and meaningfully engage with other DGs as early as possible through all available mechanisms to ensure that PCD is implemented in all relevant Commission initiatives and to involve DG INTPA in the process, also when it comes to impact assessments, as soon as an inter-service group (ISG) is created; welcomes DG INTPA’s complementary studies on the impact of key legislative initiatives on developing countries, but notes that these should instead be fully analysed in the relevant impact assessment; calls for the re- establishment of a dedicated PCD team within DG INTPA to coordinate and reinforce the PCD work of thematic units;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Carlos ZORRINHO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Notes that the Neighbourhood, development and international cooperation instrument – Global Europe has limited resources and could only be used as very last resort to prevent and minimise thabsolutely unavoidable negative impacts of new EU legislation or policy initiatives~~, when these cannot be avoided,~~; stresses that relying on development anid ~~to build positive synergies in developing countries~~should never be seen as valid alternative to avoiding negative impacts in the first place; calls also for the EU Development Education and Awareness Raising Programme to include activities focused on PCD; calls for the strengthening of research and knowledge generation by local institutes in developing countries to deal with the complexity of PCD issues in order to contribute to EU consultations;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Carlos ZORRINHO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 1

- analyse the possible local impact of new EU policies and initiatives, by identifying affected people and interests, organising multi-stakeholder consultations, including with civil society organisations, local and regional inhabitant groups and the private sector, and take into the account information and views put forward by them;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Janina OCHOJSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 2

- systematically include PCD among the topics to be discussed in policy dialogues with developing countries; encourage their governments to strive for coherence of their own policies and actions, so as to maximise the development effectiveness of EU support as well as other activities;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 2

- systematically include PCD among the topics to be discussed in policy dialogues with developing countries’ state and non-state actors;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Janina OCHOJSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 3

- regularly monitor the impact of EU policies on developing countries and contribute to detailed reporting on PCD, including through a chapter dedicated to PCD, analysing the EEAS’s role and accountability, in the “EEAS Annual Activity Report”;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 3

- devote appropriate expertise and resources, and establish coordination mechanisms, in their national administrations to effectively implement PCD and report on its implementation; underlines the potential of national parliaments to play important roles in promoting PCD;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Karsten LUCKE, Maria NOICHL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Janina OCHOJSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 5

- adopt ~~annual~~ Council conclusions on ~~the requested Commission report on the EU’s development po~~each of Commission's annual Accountabilicty ~~commitments and the implementation of PCD~~Reports called for;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 5 a (new)

- Ensure, at the beginning of each Council presidency, that awareness on significant PCD issues in current and planned policies is raised, that problems and potential problems are identified and that solutions are sought, using existing formats for meetings between Council presidencies and Parliament when sufficient and adding specific meetings, with Commission participation;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 2

- calls for a ‘PCD mainstreaming network’ involving Members of all committees acting as focal points, in particular those involved in EU legislation, as well as parliamentary delegations for relations with developing countries; include PCD in the agenda of all outgoing parliamentary missions and ad hoc delegations to developing countries;

2022/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2021/2164(INI)